sea otter

noun

a marine otter, Enhydra lutris, of the shores of the northern Pacific, with a very valuable fur: now greatly reduced in number and rare in many areas.

Origin of sea otter

First recorded in 1655–65

Words nearby sea otter

séance, sea nettle, sea oats, Sea of Tranquillity, sea onion, sea otter, sea palm, sea pen, seaperch, seapiece, sea pigeon

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Example sentences from the Web for sea otter

In Meares's time the people dressed in kootsiks of sea-otter skin.
The Adventures of John Jewitt|John Rodgers Jewitt
One man to whom he presented his hand broke the string of a handsome robe of sea-otter skin and threw it over Mackenzie.
Pioneers in Canada|Sir Harry Johnston
The skins of these command six times the price of any other furs found in America, with the exception of the sea-otter.
The Young Voyageurs|Mayne Reid
Here provisions were gathered for Sitka, and hunters despatched for sea-otter of the south.
Vikings of the Pacific|Agnes C. Laut

Indeed, the sea-otter is rarely found except in the waters which wash the shores of Alaska.
Little Folks of North America|Mary Hazelton Wade

British Dictionary definitions for sea otter

sea otter

noun

a large marine otter, Enhydra lutris, of N Pacific coasts, formerly hunted for its thick dark brown fur

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单词	sea otter
释义	sea otter noun a marine otter, Enhydra lutris, of the shores of the northern Pacific, with a very valuable fur: now greatly reduced in number and rare in many areas. Origin of sea otter First recorded in 1655–65 Words nearby sea otter séance, sea nettle, sea oats, Sea of Tranquillity, sea onion, sea otter, sea palm, sea pen, seaperch, seapiece, sea pigeon Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for sea otter In Meares's time the people dressed in kootsiks of sea-otter skin. The Adventures of John Jewitt\|John Rodgers Jewitt One man to whom he presented his hand broke the string of a handsome robe of sea-otter skin and threw it over Mackenzie. Pioneers in Canada\|Sir Harry Johnston The skins of these command six times the price of any other furs found in America, with the exception of the sea-otter. The Young Voyageurs\|Mayne Reid Here provisions were gathered for Sitka, and hunters despatched for sea-otter of the south. Vikings of the Pacific\|Agnes C. Laut Indeed, the sea-otter is rarely found except in the waters which wash the shores of Alaska. Little Folks of North America\|Mary Hazelton Wade British Dictionary definitions for sea otter sea otter noun a large marine otter, Enhydra lutris, of N Pacific coasts, formerly hunted for its thick dark brown fur Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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